home pod and anylist

Sure thing

1. Open the Shortcuts app
2. Find the AnyList shortcut and tap the circle with three dots to edit it
3. Click on “Search for apps and actions”, type “Ask for input” and click on the result
4. Click and drag this new action to the top of the shortcut, above the action from AnyList
5. Edit the prompt to say whatever you like. I chose “What item”
6. In the AnyList action, change the input to be the output from the “Ask for input” prompt. This is called “Provided Input”
7. Click done to save your changes

Your shortcut should now look like the screenshot I posted above.

I had this issue and was able to resolve it by modifying the Shortcut in the Shortcuts app. I added an “Ask for Input” action and passed that into the AnyList action.

Thanks @Afein10 for this solution.

I'd also like to give a huge shoutout to Jeff from Anylist. I had reported this problem to them in September but they were unable to troubleshoot as they didn't have any HomePods. He contacted me yesterday after seeing this thread.

My grocery lists can now be updated again from the kitchen without using my iPhone.

New software will be released shortly, this month. See how it is after installing the updates on HomePods and iPhone.

These steps are definitely a fix! I confirmed this after Jeff at Anylist followed up pointing to the discussion thread.

Fantastic. The Robot House is working as it should again!

Outstanding workaround. Thanks for the clear instructions, too.

This definitely work for me as well, so thank you for posting.

Now for Apple to fix the bug in the HomePod software so that it works like it used and just like it does on the iPhone.

Hi David. What happens when you try to add to the second list? Please share screenshots of the two shortcuts for the two lists you have set up (like the screenshot I shared above)